Magazine for small-arms.



PATENTBD JAN. 2, 1906.

P. MAUSER. MAGAZINE FOR SMALL ARMS.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 22, 1903.

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P. MAUSER. MAGAZINE FOR SMALL ARMS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 22, 1903;

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MAGAZINE FOR SMALL ARMS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 22, 1903.

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W/TA/ESSES/ UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PAUL MAUSER, OF OBERNDORF-ON-THE-NECKAR, GERMANY.

MAGAZINE FOR SMALL-ARMS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented. Jan. 2, 1906.

Application filed July 22, 1903- Serial N0. 166,543-

provements in or Connected with Maga-* zines for Small-Arms, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to a magazine for small firearms, particularly for automatic firearms, which is adapted for the reception of an exceptionallydarge number of cartridges for the purpose of enabling patrols, outposts, pickets, and other exposed troops to keep up a quick fire without stoppages for recharging. In magazines of this type the difiiculty has always been to obtain a regular and uniform action or guiding of the cartridge carrier or feeder which lifts the cartridges into the breech of the firearm and also to find suitable places for the necessary springs, inasmuch as owing to the great number of cartridges carried by the magazine springs of great length and strength are evidently necessary, the perfect working of the same being dependent upon the guiding of the cartridge -feeder, which guiding should be effected as smoothly as possible and free from ammin and friction, while the spring should be Xed in as simple a manner and occupy as little space as possible. Particularly when coiled springs are employed for magazines of this type the very long springs which become necessary constitute a great obstacle if the space available be taken into consideration. In the arrangement of springs hitherto adopted an empty space in the magazine is necessary coextensive with the springs when compressed, which empty space is almost of the same length as that occupied by the springs when expanded if we assume that normally coiled springs are employed-that is to say, the Wastespace is nearly equal to the space in the magazine available for cartridges. The magazine, therefore, has always had to be constructed nearly twice as long as is necessary for the reception of the cartridges; but apart from these obstacles there is one essential condition which the employment of such attachable magazines demands, whether flat springs or coiled springs are used to lift the cartridges, which is to provide a device which will prevent the falling of the cartridges from the magazine when the latter is detached and carried by the rifleman, which device at the same time must allow of the immediate use of the magazine when it is again attached to the firearm without requiring further manipulation-that is to say, it

must allow the automatic successive release of the cartridges feeding the firearm.

Now the object of the present invention is to rovide a magazine for small firearms which will fulfil the above conditions and at the same time store a large number of cartridges, said magazine being attachable to the middle part of the stock of the firearm.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical section taken on the line 1 1 of Fig. 2 of a magazine constructed according to the present invention, the device being shown attached to the stock of a firearm and its coiled springs working in parallel directions. Fig. 2 is avertical cross-section there of, taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. horizontal section thereof, taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1. of Fig. 1, illustrating more particularly the guiding means for the cartridge-feeder. Fig. 5 is a vertical transverse section taken on the line 4 4 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a horizontal section taken on the line 5 5 of Fig. 4, the feeder, however, being shown in full lines. Fig. 7 is a side elevation of part' of the magazine, showing the arrangement of the lateral spring-lips. Fig. 8 is a vertical transverse section taken on the line 6 6 of Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is a similar view to Fig. 8, but showing the parts in different positions. Fig 10 is a side elevation, partly in section, of a modified form of magazine. Fig. 11 is a horizontal section taken on the line 7 7 of Fig. 10, the feeder being shown in full lines. Fig. 12 is a similar view to Fig. 10, illustrating a further modification; and Fig. 13 is a plan or top view thereof, partly in section.

Fig. 3 is Fig. 4 is a detail view of part In the several figures like parts are indicated by similar letters of reference, and Figs. 4 to 6 are drawn to an increased scale with respect to the other figures of the drawings.

Referring to Figs. 1 to 9, M represents the magazine, which is constructed to hold about thirty cartridges and is provided with two coiled springs f f which engage the feeder 2 at the same end thereof and work in one and the same direction. The springs f f are preferably arranged on both sides of the cartridge chamber or space m for the cartridges in special guide channels or recesses g 9 formed in the magazine casing M, which guide-recesses are separated by an in- IIC termediate wall 9. At the bottom of the magazine casing M a semicircular or U- shaped extension n is provided, and this extension n is formed with guide-recesses g* 9 around its periphery in continuation of the guide-recesses g g and similar thereto, thus allowing the springs f f to lie along both sides or ends of the magazine and around the semicircular bottom part or extension nthat is to say, to assume the shape of the letter Uand rest around the interior of the magazine. The cartridge carrier or feeder z is hinged by its rear extremity, which passes through a slot in the walls of the guide-recesses g g to a slide 8 capable of vertical movement within said recesses. This slide 8 is provided with rollers or runners 1" for the purpose of reducing friction, the prolonged axle of which serves also as pintles for the feeder z. The top of the slide .9 is formed with a shoulder or tooth t, which obstructs the advance of the breech-bolt when the magazine is empty and the feeder z accordingly assumes its highest position. At its lower part the feeder has a recess 1), in which a spring 11. is placed, one end of which abuts against the slide 8 and the other end of which takes a bearing against the end of the recess 1) with the tendency to adjust the feeder 2 into a slightly oblique position corresponding with the dimension or shape of the cartridges when the magazine is filled with the same. A spring-lip Z is provided on the exterior of each of the side walls of the magazine, near to its top edge, which lips project across the mouth of the magazine when the latter is detached from the rifle, thus preventing the cartridges from dropping out, while said lips are rendered capable of being automatically released when the magazine is attached to the rifle by means of additional projections or the like, such as 0, (shown in Fig. 9,) which may be arranged within the frame of the rifle. For this purpose the lips Z, which are guided by suitable slots engaging headed studs or screws 2', are provided with shoulders or projections 7c, which serve also as abutments for the bowed springs h, which are fastened to the studs or screws i, as shown at F1g. 7.

The lips Z must be connected with the screws 11 in such manner as to leave sufficient play between the parts to allow of a simultaneous elastic vertical and horizontal or outward motion of the same, as shown in Fig. 8, as regards the left-hand lip. The lower position of the lip is shown in full lines in Fig. 9 and in dotted lines in Fig. 7. In order to provide for the compulsory automatic retraction of the lips as above mentioned when the magazine is being attached to the rifle, the projections c in the frame are ar ranged to coact with the shoulders k in such manner that the latter are pressed downward when they come into contact with the former, and consequently the lips are recoiled springs f f operating the cartridge feeder z, are, as above described, situated in the guide-channels or recesses g g and the semicircular extension T; but in this example they work in directions opposite to one another, the arm f engaging the feeder at its rear end and the other, f operating upon its front extremity. The rear extremity z of the feeder 2 is hinged to a sliding block .9 capable of vertical movement within the guide channel or recess g, while the front extremity .2? of the feeder loosely engages another sliding block 8 which is capable of vertical movement within the recess 9 By this arrangement the correct working of the cartridge-feeder and the adjustment of the same in an oblique position (which in the example described with reference to Figs. 1 to 9 is af forded by means of a separate spring a) corresponding to that of the cartridges is now accomplished by the springs controlling the feeder themselves.

It will be understood that in some cases also a single spring of elliptical shape may be employed in the place of the two separate coiled springs of circular shape.

In the example given at Figs. 12 and 13 a guard K is provided at the top of the magazine, embracing the same at its rear part, and the cartridge-feeder is actuated by means of the well-known folding or laminated platespring In this case the lateral arms k of said guard 7c carry the spring-lips Z, projecting into the mouth of the magazine. The guard 7c itself is maintained in position by .a spring 12 impinging upon its end part, and the arms k are formed with downward extensions k which are provided with stamped projections Yc for the purpose of enabling the guard 7c to be depressed and the lips Z to be retracted after the magazine has been attached to the rifle through the common engagement of the projections 7c with corresponding projections in the frame.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a magazine for firearms, a chamber for cartridges, and a springfor feeding the cartridges therein, extended in part around the exterior of said cartridge-chamber.

2. A magazine for firearms having a cartridge chamber providing a substantially straight path for the cartridges, and a spring for feeding said cartridges extending in part around the lower portion of said chamber.

3. A magazine for firearms having a cartridge-chamber, and a spring for feeding the cartridges therein, said spring extending in I part along an end of said chamber and exterior to the same, beyond the path of move ment of the cartridges, and being curved at the lower part of said chamber.

4. A magazine for firearms having a chamber adapted to contain cartridges, and a spring for feeding said cartridges, arranged at the exterior of said chamber and extended around the lower part of said chamber and on both sides thereof.

a: A magazine for firearms, having a cartridge chamber providing a substantially straight path for the cartridges, a guide extending at front and at rear of said path and around the bottom thereof, and a spring in said guide adapted to feed said cartridges to ward the top of said chamber.

6'. In a magazine for firearms, a casing, a feeder in said casing, a guide extending around the lower end of said casing, and on both sides thereof, and a spiral spring in said guide for moving said feeder.

7. A magazine for fii earms, comprising a substantially fiat casing having a cartridgechamber extending from bottom to top thereof, a guide extending along the front and rear ends of said casing, and around the bottom thereof, a feeder for said cartridges adapted to move in said chamber, a spring having one end bearing against one end of said guide, and its other end bearing against said feeder to move the latter.

8. Ina magazine for firearms, a casing, a feeder in said casing, a guide extending around the lower end of said casing in a semicircular direction, and on both sides of said casing, said guide on one side having a slot opening into the interior of said casing, a slide adapted to move in said guide, and connected to said feeder through said slot, and a spiral spring one end of which engages said slide, and the other end of which bears against a fixed part on the other side of said guide.

9. In a magazine for firearms, a casing, a slide, a spring for moving said slide, a feeder ivoted at its end to said slide, and means or preventing said feeder from swinging downwardly around its pivot.

10. In a magazine for firearms, a casing, a slide, a spring for moving said slide, a feeder pivoted to said slide, and means for yieldingly holding said feeder in an oblique position in said casing.

11. In a magazine for firearms, a casing, a slide, a spring for moving said slide, a feeder pivoted to said slide, and means for yieldingly holding said feeder in an oblique position in said casing comprising a spring u acting against said slide.

12. In a magazine for firearms, a casing having a guide, a slide having rollers moving along said guide, a spring for moving said slide, and a feeder pivoted to said slide.

13. A magazine adapted to be attached to and detached from a firearm, said magazine having an opening in its upper part, through which the cartridges are fed to the breech of said firearm, a sliding lip adapted to extend over said opening to retain the cartridges in said magazine when the latter is detached from the firearm, means adapted to eiigage a portion of the firearm to move said lip out of such position when the magazine is attached to the firearm, and a separate spring for automatically returning said lip to its op erative position when the magazine is detached from the firearm.

14. A magazine adapted to be attached to and detached from a firearm, said magazine having an opening in its upper part, through which the cartridges are fed to the breech of said firearm, a sliding lip adapted to extend over said opening to retain the cartridges in said magazine when the latter is detached from the firearm, said lip having means for engaging a portion of the firearm whereby the lip is moved out of position when the magazine is attached to the firearm, and a separate spring adapted to move said lip upwardly into its operative positionwhen the magazine is detached.

15. A magazine adapted to be attached to and detached from a firearm, said magazine having an opening in its upper part, through which the cartridges are fed to the breech of said firearm, two sliding lips normally ex tending over said opening from opposite sides of the magazine, and separate springs for moving said lips upwardly to their operative positions when the magazine is detached.

16. A magazine adapted to be attached to and detached from a firearm, said magazine having an opening in its upper part, through which the cartridges are fed to the breech of said firearm, loosely-mounted sliding lips, and separate springs for yieldingly holding said lips over said opening, in combination with a firearm having projections adapted to engage said lips to move the same out of the path of the cartridges when the' magazine is attached thereto.

17.. A magazine adapted to be attached to and detached from a firearm, said magazine having an opening in its upper part, through which the cartridges are fed to the breech of said firearm, two lips Z adapted to slide 1ongitudinally of the magazine, and springs 71, yieldingly holding said lips over said opening.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

PAUL MAUSER. Witnesses:

HENRY IIAsPER, WOLDEMAR HAUPT. 

